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Tokyo, August 5, 2025 — Defying age, illness, and the harsh challenges of high-altitude climbing, Kokichi Akuzawa, a 102-year-old mountaineer from Japan, has become the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Fuji, the country’s highest peak at 3,776 meters. Akuzawa, the honorary chairman of the Gunma Mountaineering Club, completed the climb on August […]

New Delhi: The intensifying frequency of cloudbursts and flash floods in the Himalayas has raised urgent concerns about unplanned and unscientific development in the region. Experts warn that fragmented planning, driven by political pressures and bureaucratic decisions rather than science, is putting both lives and fragile ecosystems at risk. In recent decades, the northwestern Himalayas

Birmingham, UK: Microplastics have become a growing global concern, with traces found in oceans, animals, and even human blood and organs. Recently, a new study highlighted that one of the biggest sources of exposure may come from what we drink daily—particularly hot beverages. A research team at the University of Birmingham tested 155 popular soft

Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has become the first railway zone in India to adopt compostable bioplastics on its trains, marking a significant step toward sustainable transportation. As a pilot initiative, NFR introduced biodegradable bags for distributing bedrolls to passengers on August 15, aligning the rollout with the celebration of India’s 79th Independence Day.

In early August 2025, a devastating flash flood struck Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand, sweeping away homes, orchards, and centuries of heritage. Among the many losses was Kalp Kedar, an ancient Shiva temple near Dharali in the Gangotri valley, revered as a relic from the Pandava era. Once marked by its intricately carved dome, the shrine now

The universe continues to reveal mysteries that challenge our understanding of space and our place within it. For decades, astronomers have studied the solar system as if it were an island — a group of planets, moons, and asteroids suspended in a sea of emptiness. But new research suggests that the space surrounding us is

LOS ANGELES — New Line Cinema and Atomic Monster’s The Conjuring: Last Rites is shaping up to deliver a strong box office debut, with early tracking suggesting a $35–$40 million opening weekend when it releases on September 5. Although this September lacks a massive tentpole like last year’s Beetlejuice ($111M opening), Warner Bros. continues its

In a world increasingly dominated by keyboards and screens, the art of handwriting is slowly fading. Yet, there are rare moments when someone brings it back into the spotlight with extraordinary brilliance. One such person is Prakriti Malla, a young girl from Nepal whose remarkable penmanship has been described as the most beautiful in the

High in the remote eastern reaches of the Tibetan Plateau rises Amne Machin (also spelt Anye Machin or Amnye Machen), a snow-capped peak that has inspired devotion, awe, and reverence for centuries. At 6,282 meters (20,610 feet) above sea level, this towering mountain in Qinghai Province is one of the four great sacred mountains of

NEW DELHI — Seventeen days after launch, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission has reached a major milestone with the successful deployment of its massive radar antenna reflector in low Earth orbit. Spanning 39 feet (12 meters), the drum-shaped reflector — the largest ever deployed on a NASA mission — unfurled on August 15